Figure 3
From: Interactions of a pesticide/heavy metal mixture in marine bivalves: a transcriptomic assessment
Mussel Health Status Index (HSI). The physiological state of mussels was classified according to the outcome of a rule-based algorithm (expert-system) integrating the responses obtained from the different biomarkers [38]. Legend: ref, control reference (vehicle-treated) mussels; Ni, nickel- exposed mussels; CHP, Chlorpyrifos-exposed mussels; Mix, mixture exposed mussels. (Details on chemical concentrations are reported in Table 1).